Prices at 30 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,394 — 32% below the US median ($2,048), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center | Clarksdale, MS | $430 | $410 | ★ 3/5 | 172 min | — |
| Delta Health System-the Medical Center | Greenville, MS | $430 | $410 | ★ 1/5 | 270 min | — |
| Highland Hills Medical Center | Senatobia, MS | $430 | $410 | — | 125 min | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Columbia, MS | $715 | $858 | ★ 1/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $728 | $344 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | Columbus, MS | $947 | $588 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp | Macon, MS | $956 | $1,275 | — | — | — |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven | Brookhaven, MS | $1,002 | $321 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| George Regional Health System | Lucedale, MS | $1,046 | — | ★ 1/5 | 132 min | — |
| Bmh-Calhoun | Calhoun City, MS | $1,071 | $1,594 | — | 83 min | — |
| Yalobusha General Hospital | Water Valley, MS | $1,096 | $272 | — | — | — |
| Magee General Hospital | Magee, MS | $1,158 | $869 | ★ 2/5 | 84 min | — |
| Singing River Health System | Pascagoula, MS | $1,261 | $311 | ★ 1/5 | 176 min | — |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport, MS | $1,261 | $311 | ★ 2/5 | 165 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 4/5 | 144 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | Oxford, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville | Booneville, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 3/5 | 99 min | — |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | Jackson, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $1,528 | $494 | — | 82 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Leake | Carthage, MS | $1,528 | $494 | ★ 2/5 | 94 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center Attala | Kosciusko, MS | $1,528 | $494 | — | 77 min | — |
| Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $1,551 | $327 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital | Union, MS | $1,585 | $1,637 | — | 102 min | — |
| Ochsner Scott Regional | Morton, MS | $1,637 | $1,300 | — | 82 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $1,394 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($226). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($453).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,599 list price could save about $1,205 (46%).
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